• The Technical Officer will provide technical, administrative and programmatic support to the implementation of a range of project activities associated with pharmaceutical governance and financing.
• The Technical officer will assist in coordinating communication with key stakeholders and organizing and reporting on stakeholder meetings.
• S/he is expected to support the effective interaction with national stakeholders, including the Ministry of Health (MOH), State Expert Center (SEC) and its HTA department, the National Health Services of Ukraine (NHSU), State Service of Ukraine on Medicines and Drug Control (SMDC) as well as pharmaceutical industry associations, patient organizations, hospitals, other health care providers and academicians.
• The incumbent will support the administration of collaborative activities with the stakeholders that are designed to improve the overall ecosystem with respect to pharmaceutical policy, governance, and financing.
• The Technical Officer will also assist in ensuring timely and accurate reporting to the project leadership and USAID through regular quarterly and annual reporting of the relevant workstream activities and preparation of communication stories on the same.
• S/he will support organization of online (offline where possible) stakeholder events, take minutes, oversee registrations and attendance, report and facilitate overall communication through the events.
• The incumbent will review literature or other country examples when necessary to provide input to ongoing activities, prepare presentations, reports and conduct pricing calculations or analysis, when necessary, review government websites, as well as provide other relevant support for the successful implementation of the project activities.

• Experience in medicine, pharmacy, or economics.

• Experience working in Ukraine with MOH and level organizations in the field of healthcare desired.
• Experience working with USAID-funded programs desirable.
• Experience in working within the pharmaceutical governance and finance related area.

• A good command of Ukrainian and English language (oral and written).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, Power Point, Excel.
• Knowledge of appropriate methods for data analysis and reporting.